BUILD CANADA APPRENTICESHIP SERVICE
Build your workforce.
Build Canada’s future.
Hire a new Level 1 apprentice and receive a
$10,000 employer incentive.
Financial incentives and support to make
hiring an apprentice easier.
A bigger
tomorrow starts
in your next hire.
$10,000
per eligible Level 1 apprentice
39 Red Seal Trades
opportunities across
the skilled trades
Support
to help you navigate
apprenticeship
New to apprenticeship? That’s okay. We’ll help you understand the process, connect with the right resources and get started.
Hiring an apprentice
doesn’t have to be complicated.
HIRE
Bring a new Level 1
apprentice onto your team
REGISTER
Register your apprentice through the appropriate apprenticeship authority.
APPLY
Complete your BCAS incentive application.
RECEIVE $10,000
Receive your employer incentive once eligibility requirements are met.
A STRONGER APPRENTICESHIP
EXPERIENCE IS COMING
And we’re building
something bigger.
The Build Canada Apprenticeship
Service is growing into a national
gateway for apprenticeship – bringing
together the information, tools,
resources and connections employers
and apprentices need in one place.
FIND
Information
and
resources
CONNECT
Partners
and
support
HIRE
Bring in
new
apprentices
NAVIGATE
Understand
the
process
SUPPORT
Help
apprentices
succeed
BUILD
A
Stronger
Canada
New tools and services are coming throughout 2026-27.
Every certified
tradeperson starts
somewhere
Hiring an apprentice helps you build the workforce
your business needs while giving someone the
opportunity to begin a career in the skilled trades.
Build your workforce. Build Canada’s future.